Phil Jackson’s career has focused on health care transformation through integrated care delivery and financing. He’s held leadership roles in health plans, physician groups, clinical service lines, and strategy. As CEO of Health Plan Products, he oversees Sutter Health Plus, a commercial HMO; SutterSelect, Sutter Health’s self-insured plan for employees; and the Sutter Health | Aetna joint venture.
Jackson spent nearly 30 years with Washington-based Providence St. Joseph Health, the nation’s third largest not-for-profit health system that includes a successful health plan covering more than a half-million members. After leadership roles in Providence Health Plan, Jackson moved into medical group management. He served as Chief Operating Officer of Providence Medical Group and was promoted to Vice President of Physician Services at the system’s corporate office. Jackson concluded his tenure at Providence as the Chief Integration and Transformation Officer for Providence’s California region. Jackson served as President and CEO of Oregon’s Health CO-OP, a nonprofit, consumer-oriented and operated health plan, before joining the Sutter team. Jackson earned a bachelor’s degree from Portland State University and a master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin.